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[–] 10462824? 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
Perhaps an Irish Absolutist - Bannon [not nearly red around the eyes as 60 Minutes portrayed] knew that if the ball was played hard enough [E.G. Hardball was played] then Comey et al. could be brought down without firing Comey.
It would have been a full time job, and might have bitten into other priorities like the economy - but enough good and decent Agents and Supervisors were left in the FBI and enough good Women and Men in the Armed Forces that the entire wing of the Deep State which Comey protected could have been brought down with him still at the helm.
What a better victory to see Comey arrested while he was still in charge. That is what the Bannons of the world want - they want righteous, bloody justice.
However in 4D chess, a party need consider opportunity cost. The time spent fighting the system with the corruption enabler still at the helm was time better suited to improving relations with other Nations, putting an end to "Nation Building" doctrine, and fixing the EPA.
[–] lanre 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Yeah, I really think Trump is looking at the situation like first save the economy and working class instead of dwelling on past crimes. Be positive and remind Americans what they should be instead of just focusing all on thowing people in jail.
At least that's my wishful thinking. Would love to see at least a few of these rats in jail.
[–] 10469710? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Another consideration is the long study. Take for example 'Scooter' Libby or Oliver North - two fall guys/doorstops for past corrupt groups surrounding Administrations.
There is a clear pattern of groups dropping a body as they flee a building to slow down zombie hordes. A perfect metaphor, if you shoot your friend in the leg (usually your slowest friend but this is not necessary) as he is blocking the doorway you just flee through, the zombies will stop to feast and then block the door.
It is the same with the FBI and DOJ now. These agencies have been helmed with pure corruption for better than 18 years and, desperate to get those career-making indictments in spite of the entire corrupt system protecting the real criminals, prosecutors and investigators have had to rely on handing out immunity like candy. The Clinton server scandal was perhaps a bit extreme but it is not deviant in that immunity orders are now handed out like bribes in desperate impotent hope that the criminal groups can somehow be cracked.
Lawyers like Hillary Clinton and John Podesta have made careers out of not making many prosecutable mistakes in proportion to their amount of criminality.
Trump and Bannon have observed the use of those fall-guys I mention in my lede. They have seen that 'blowing your load' too quickly and going after the low-hanging fruit is what the swamp wants - normie citizens get their bad guy and in the making of the deal the swamp protects itself from real penalty or justice. It is a show, a lynching, a trifle, not even symbolic of a functioning justice system but symbolic of how broken ours is.
So in 4D Chess you plan your end game before buying your plane tickets, because you've just spent 15 years watching every game your opponent has played.
Edit: 'Scooter' Debbie Schulz